Wait times

The Canadian Medical Association will work with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation to introduce a standard of accreditation for hospitals/districts/ regions with respect to monitoring and reporting on wait times and outcomes of patients awaiting care.

The Canadian Medical Association will work with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation to introduce a standard of accreditation for hospitals/districts/ regions with respect to monitoring and reporting on wait times and outcomes of patients awaiting care.

The health status of Aboriginal children

The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Minister of Health to work with other federal departments, the CMA and others to address the failure of previous federal efforts to raise the health status of Aboriginal children to the national level by developing a differentiated children's health strategy, creating safe environments, developing equitable educational opportunities and creating effective programs to deal with obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and other issues.

The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Minister of Health to work with other federal departments, the CMA and others to address the failure of previous federal efforts to raise the health status of Aboriginal children to the national level by developing a differentiated children's health strategy, creating safe environments, developing equitable educational opportunities and creating effective programs to deal with obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and other issues.

The Canadian Medical Association endorses all of the recommendations pertaining to children's mental health in the Senate report, Out of the Shadows at Last - Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada.

The Canadian Medical Association endorses all of the recommendations pertaining to children's mental health in the Senate report, Out of the Shadows at Last - Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada.

Health care services for children

The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to work closely with health stakeholders to provide seamless delivery of a comprehensive basket of mental and developmental health care services for children.

The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to work closely with health stakeholders to provide seamless delivery of a comprehensive basket of mental and developmental health care services for children.

The Canadian Medical Association, in conjunction with its divisions and affiliates, without endorsing pharmacist independent prescribing strongly urges the Government of Alberta to require pharmacists who are given independent prescribing authority to:
a) require explicit, informed consent from a patient;
b) maintain a patient's record;
c) provide 24-hour availability to the patient;
d) carry appropriate coverage for legal liability;
e) disclose any potential conflict of interest as both a prescriber and dispenser of medication; and,
f) if the pharmacist changes a physician's prescription, advise the physician of the change(s).

The Canadian Medical Association, in conjunction with its divisions and affiliates, without endorsing pharmacist independent prescribing strongly urges the Government of Alberta to require pharmacists who are given independent prescribing authority to:
a) require explicit, informed consent from a patient;
b) maintain a patient's record;
c) provide 24-hour availability to the patient;
d) carry appropriate coverage for legal liability;
e) disclose any potential conflict of interest as both a prescriber and dispenser of medication; and,
f) if the pharmacist changes a physician's prescription, advise the physician of the change(s).